It’s what he’s used to and, throughout his career, what he said he’s more familiar with.

But when the Oregon football team began camp last week, Simms was at outside linebacker as the Ducks transitioned from a four-person rotation at inside linebacker to a three-person group consisting of Troy Dye, Kaulana Apelu and Isaac Slade-Matautia.

That’s not exactly new. The Ducks moved Simms around throughout a standout spring, one in which he was consistently praised by head coach Mario Cristobal and defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt. But on Monday, Leavitt seemed to put to rest any sort of speculation about where Simms might line up in 2018.

“He’ll play outside,” Leavitt said. “We need an outside ’backer.”

So, let’s start over. Keith Simms is happy to be playing outside linebacker. Because after a year missed due to injury, in a year in which Oregon’s...